Madrid and Howard

[george maccready]

Howard,

You have finally said something with which I agree, Manhattan should be
given back to the indians.
Other than this I find  jt.crawley's views more correct than yours.

George MacCready.

>From: Howard Mendes <HMe347aAOL.COM>
>Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
>Subject: Re: Madrid
>Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:28:47 EST
>
>In a message dated 03/12/04 04:37:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>jt.crawleyaUKONLINE.CO.UK writes:
>don't forget that "sick, twisted,vile, disgusting, fetid little mind was
>financed and learned all it knows under direction by the West (CIA
>actually).
>
>The terror attack on New York was just one incident in a war of attrition
>dating back many years not a declaration of war. Since the breakup of the
>Ottoman Empire the British, French and Americans have been interfering in
>the
>affairs of the Middle East, deposing monarchs here, installing despots
>there
>and what for? To paraphrase Clinton: it's the oil, stupid.
>
>As for a reverse reconquista - the Arab nations held Spain for what? 900
>years,
>the Christians 500 - who has a greater right? Perhaps if the West stopped
>persectuting and killing muslims the muslim world would stop killing
>westerners.
>What a warped, distorted view of history!  Why can't you just recognize
>evil,
>religious zealotry and violence for what it is and not fix blame on the
>U.S.,
>the CIA and oil geopolitics which did not even exist when Arab/Moslem
>extremism and murder of innocents  first emerged?  By the way, I am not an
>apologist
>for America and all the wrongs perpetrated against innocent Moslems.
>Also, your suggestion that Arabs have some greater right to Spain due to
>longevity of their presence many centuries ago is laughable.   Maybe we
>should
>give Manhattan back to the Indians too if you want to right injustices of
>history.
>Your simplistic analyses serve no useful purpose and have nothing to do
>with
>the Camino so why don't you keep them off listserve and continue your
>anti-American, British and French rants in some chat room where other
>people may enjoy
>your biased opinions.
>Howard Mendes, NYC

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